African country whose capital is Niamey (5)

I believe the answer is:

niger

(Other definitions for niger that I've seen before include "Country W. of Chad" , "Part of Africa" , "West African country, capital Niamey" , "W. African country" , "River of West Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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